Adam Dread to run as Republican for judge after Democratic 'credentials' questioned

7:37 PM,
Feb. 19, 2014

Adam Dread will run as a Republican for Davidson County General Sessions judge.

Written by

Joey Garrison
| The Tennessean

Pressed over his credentials as a Democrat, attorney Adam Dread will instead run on a Republican ballot for General Sessions judge, setting up a rare partisan local election in Davidson County for the open spot on the bench.

The former at-large Metro councilman, who is among a crowded field running for General Sessions Judge Division IX, said Wednesday he had learned a Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee member "was questioning my credentials and leading the challenge to remove me from the ballot."

"It is not in our best interest to spend our time and resources on what should not ...